The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10

/ uiHiElctt ~ LehNenNOrtnt rOFt 1cOtis
Wichita aud Topeka. where terms are
held, were directly interested. He
said he would bring the matter up
just a. soon az he could, and will do
all he can to get the bill through
In the meantime be would like 20 be
furnished with all possible data. q
railroad map showing Salinas ex-
set location. and her connection
with the surrounded country tribu-
tary 10 Sallna; the population Of the
various surrounding counties, and Il
possible list Of the cases that have
gone up 70 the supreme court, that
would have come here. This should
be furnished soin case q fight should
be commenced on the bill, he would
have the exact facts Of the cRse at
hand. He assured the board be
would do all be could for 8allna 10
this matter.
He Was then requested 70 speak on
the sorghum sugar question. He
said that e patent was 10 protect an
invention, which was the result Of
experiments Of private individuals,
who had given their own time to the
matter. That they run for IL year,,
and that the benefits Of such patent
we're enjoyed by those who had con-
troll Of them. They wouldn't part
With their invention without q roy
atty. In this particular case the
Parkinson company were organizing
companies, with 100000 capital;
the cities where works are establish
cd paying up their $50, 900, while the |
other 900, 1000 was held by the Par
kinson company as their royalty
they also receiving one-half the |
profits Of the business. He said |
thst In this sorghum sugar business,
there would be no benefits arising |
from il 20 the farmer, II these Par
kinson patents existed, but II these
works were open to commerce, and
should be 81 numerous So elevators
and -four mills, then Il would be Of
the greatest benefit TO agricultural
districts, az there WAS no doubt as 10
the profit In sorghum sugar business.
Then Salina would want sugar re-
finery here, instead Of sugar works
II would be like putting n cotton
mill in the south, a smelteF at the
mihes-the sorghum mills could be
put right In the fields. Then, he I
said, the question IL, as to whether 4
these Parkinson patents exist. He {
did not think they did. These dis &
eoveries at Fort Scott we're made by {
a government employee, and that In q
1883 the government had appropriate b
ed $4,000 to carry on these investi- ;
cations; in 1884 $4,000; in 1885, tIO,- a
boo; on June so, 1888. for the purpose {
II continuing and concluding the &
sorghum sugar experiments ts4, 900, o
aud in 1887, $4,000, besides $4,000 b
more last year for the necessary b
20 carry on these expert b
nents-makIng In ell t2s8, 900 which Il
he government has expended Ia e
making experiments 10 sorghum
IugRr, so that the country 81 large i,
Ihould reap the benefit Of this great =,
when perfected. Now this
Employee steps In and tries 10 con- :,
rol the whole business with . pat :,
mt, thereby reapIng all the benefits :,
himself, and defeating the true OBJ :
ect Of the government IN making =
hese experiments. He said he did
lot believe an individual could get q -
latent on II, and II he did, the whole =,
BUSINESS could be SUCCESSFULLY de- :,
Gated II fight was made, and he = :,
hould most certainly make that =,
lght this winter. But, said, there -
rill be powerful opposition brought =.
o bear In favor OF the patent, as
here are only fourteen sugar reiln-
ries In the United States, who are =
irectly interested In seeing this
orghum sugar process protected BY =,
stters patent. II Il Was open 70 ali =
Ommerce. as Il will be II the true =,
lea Of the government is carried =
ut, Il would break one Of the great =.
II monOpolies that EXITS. He
'ould rather aDtagonl1e che Stand ~
I'd OIL company. But, the pressure ~
public opinion should be directly
rought 10 bear upon Congress IN -
lis affair, and the whole mstter -,
investigated. II Mr.. "a
atkinson was entitled to q patent. -,
ell and good, but II be was not en- al
lied 70 patent, be should not have
He did not want to advise SalIna Z
le way or another, bat simply, up th'
J Invitation, gave his version Of the
sitter. II might perhaps be well va.
e least walt until this cloud e ~ -
ssed, and then take action. He =
I'd letter from the Commissioner cor
Agriculture. In which be comedies mi
"a NJ. Anderson In this matter. ~
On the railroad question Of freight - -
les, be thought SallnA was being y
and that their rates wit
10 were In direct opposition to che to
Commerce Law. In some MI
es they were 50 per cent too high. b ci
the roads Salina has and are sure The
getting, are competing lines, then woF
II future ls assured, but Il they Jan
not competitors, then they are Of P,
particular benefit. spp
q conclusion he said there were Of v
ee Thermometers with which to Neb
ge' q tOwn-thelr hotels, banks wise
merchants. he had been In thas
lie Of these institutions In Salina, aupl
thought Salina was IN . much dsy,
isr shsPs than . great many ives the
! cities. Thought We hsd . right Mes
ssl PrOpd eyUF Ne ProeSsctg for irst